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What A Best Friend

Epilogue

It's been a while since we graduated from Hogwarts. I sure miss the castle with all its passageways and secrets. I spent seven years there so I don't see why I shouldn't. When I left Hogwarts, along with 'Mione, Lav, Seamus and Dean, I had no idea what would happen. I had applied for Healer training, mainly cause Hermione had and I didn't want to end up all alone, but also because it felt right. It felt like something I should do, becoming a Healer. I would save lives, I'd make a difference. Lav's at Hogwarts, she'll be filling in for Professor Trelawney sometimes and hopefully replace her when that fraud falls off the stick. Dean and Seamus both wanted to become Aurors, but they didn't seem to posses the qualities of which they were looking for and both of them are now working in Diagon Alley, at Quality Quidditch Supplies to be honest. Ginny's waiting eagerly to finish her last year at Hogwarts.

During the summer after my last year at Hogwarts I spent a lot of time at the Burrow, doing nothing frankly. I was moonlighting in Fred and Georges store and doing my best to find a nice enough apartment before I started Healer training. Hermione, I think, spent a lot of time on the country, mainly with her parents. She was pretty much spending some time as a muggle before leaving that world behind even more.

About a week before we were to start Healer training Hermione and I had a bit of a falling out. After finding a letter to Krum, that clearly stated that I was a complete jerk I got the impression that she wanted nothing more to do with me. The fact that I had been treating her somewhat weird I can agree upon. I had made her look like a saint, which I now realise was foolish of me. Seeing as she's a human being, jut like the rest of us, only one of the nicer ones that I've met. But that's the way I am, I see things for something else than what they are and that, I now realise, might just as well be the reason why I'm no longer talking to Harry, who was my best friend for the longer part of my time at Hogwarts. Seeing as I want nothing more than to forget about that event I'm not really gonna talk that much about it. But what I can tell you is that we had a long talk, Mione and I, and talking about it helped a lot. To be frankly honest I don't know what would have happened if we hadn't tried to work it out, I probably would have lost one of the better friends I've had.

After that incident we seemed to get closer and today I feel like, for the first time in a while, I have a real friend. A real friend. And what I hope is, or will turn out to be, my best one.

So we started Healer training and now, about half a year later, I can tell you that I definitely made the right choice, not choosing Auror training instead. We made a few new friends, and these last few months have been really great. I've spent countless of hours discussing Quidditch with Mike and probably more discussing nothing with Evan.

Speaking of Evan.

Hermione and Evan really hit it off and, well, what can I say? I've never seen her this happy before. To be honest I'd say that there aren't many guys who'd be worth dating her, but Evan, he's cool. He's a really nice guy and I get along with him really well. He's a great friend so in the end Hermione is not the only one who's gained something of Evan turning up. Being the fun guy that he is I like spending time with him and Mione, although it's awkward sometimes, seeing as they have developed a shared interest in each others tonsil. Which they don't mind showing. But I don't mind really, expect for the awkwardness and the constant reminder of me not having someone, I'm cool with it. As long Mione's happy I'm okay with it. Actually, to be frankly honest I'm more than ok with it, seeing as she's worth this more than anyone. Her getting a boyfriend was probably the best thing that could happen. On some level I think she needed it.

So yeah, Hermione and Evan's spent a lot of time together these past couple of months. So except for the time during Healer training I don't get to see her that much. I've got myself to blame for that too of course. Mike spends a lot of time with Jess, his girlfriend. So I've ended up playing some quidditch in my spare time and studying quite a bit. Sure I miss the ruddy old castle but this is great.

The thing I miss the most though, and I'm sure Hermione misses even more, isn't really a thing it's a person. Actually two; Ginny and Lav. I'm not sure but I've gotten the feeling that we won't be seeing much of Lav, not only cause she's at Hogwarts but because it feels like we've found our world and she's found hers. I miss Gin too, I'm used to seeing her everyday, and the same goes for Seamus and Dean. But what's there to do, that's something that I have no control over; how people change.

Things have changed since Hogwarts, for the better and for the worse. Right now I think, and hope, that things are moving towards the even better. I have a good feeling about what's gonna happen. If it's me meeting someone, then I'm glad. But I think it's something that you have to earn, someone else decides when it's your time, and you just have to earn it. And maybe I'm not far away, or maybe I've got exactly what I'm supposed to have right at this moment. What ever it is I'm sure it's for the best. What density has in store for me, who knows? I just hope that Mione, Evan and Mike all have leading parts in it, even though I'm the main character. Cause right now, what would life be without them?

I'm just gonna lean back, enjoy my life and see what the future holds. Every day is a new adventure.

Cheers!